Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If authoritarian welfare states fulfilled these atavistic needs in the Neolithic , there is every reason to believe that they could still do so today ; and certainly there is much evidence to show that modern police states , far from merely fulfilling some of the same psychological functions , even mimic their Neolithic forerunners in the details of their ritual and symbolism , and certainly seem to evolve their own thorough-going political religions . |
| 2 | That was 40 years ago and they are still playing most of the same melodies today — good music does not die ! |
| 3 | The problem of jet-set pests in aircraft is reflected in other forms of transport ; container lorries are now carrying many of the same exotic infestations that previously used to arrive only by ship . |
| 4 | Both bullets went into the showroom and ricochetted off shelves narrowly missing one of the many customers inside . |
| 5 | Both bullets went into the showroom and ricochetted off shelves narrowly missing one of the many customers inside . |
| 6 | And so it was actually becoming dangerous at the same time . |
| 7 | There are no easy answers , but unless they can be found Europeans run the very real risk of seriously damaging one of the few remaining natural resources available to them . |